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Episode 206: Samoa Joe is Made of Knives
by John Pingel
We’re not exactly sure what this episode is. We get VERY distracted from a certain wrestler’s gear on NXT. So much so, that a new segment of the show was born. We also talk about how 205 LIVE needs to shake things up a little bit. Then, we watched a match Jon Moxley asked Renee […] More
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Episode 205: KAWADA The Apron Warrior
by John Pingel
This episode may contain no less than fifty “My Gods” in it. Mainly because we watched an insane AJPW match from 1995: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue! We also ventured back to 2019 to watch the latest episodes of NXT and 205 Live. What do we think of the […] More
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Episode 199: The Shake-Up Experience
by John Pingel
This week on the 199th episode of The Tornado Experience, our hosts discuss 205 LIVE and NXT. How was Cedric Alexander’s sendoff from the purple brand? What did John notice about The Velveteen Dream’s in-ring work? Plus: We talk all about the Superstar Shake-Up. Who won? Who lost, and why was it the War Raiders? More
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Episode 196: Category Is “Fringe”
by John Pingel
What a weird week it was for TTR. The Crusierweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament came to a close on 205 Live, with a somewhat unexpected result. NXT saw five superstars battle it out to see who will face Johnny Gargano for the vacant NXT Championship at TakeOver: New York. On NXT:UK…well, let’s just say we […] More
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Episode 186: No One Is Making You Watch Monday Night RAW
by John Pingel
We’re back with our regularly scheduled block of shows. Which is basically just 205 LIVE and NXT, but we wouldn’t have it any other way! We also go back EIGHTEEN YEARS (yikes) to watch a tag team ladder match in which the rules kind of made sense from STARRCADE 2000! We talk about some news […] More
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Episode 184: Big Lad Machinery
by John Pingel
With SURVIVOR SERIES right around the corner, the TTR duo decided it was time to venture back to 2001 to view what could be the longest Survivor Series match in history: Team WWF vs. Team Alliance. Before they do that, they discuss 205 LIVE, and the fun main event between Buddy Murphy and Mark Andrews. […] More
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Episode 183: Speed Maneuvers!
by John Pingel
Tornado Tag Radio is bringing the thunder this week! They talk about all the reasons why you should watch WWE EVOLUTION. Then it’s the usual onslaught of WWE NETWORK programming: 205 Live, NXT, and NXT:UK! After all that, they head back to 1987 to watch the SURVIVOR SERIES match between Hulk Hogan’s Team and Andre […] More
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Episode 182: Aleister Black is Aleister Back.
by John Pingel
After a week off due to traveling, your favorite podcasting tag team is back! They’re celebrating the 100th episode of 205 Live, watching NXT and welcoming back that Aleister Black, diving into NXT:UK, and watching what could be the best Halloween Havoc match of all time! Wow! That’s a whole lot of wrestling, plus some […] More
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Episode 181: Negative Caring
by John Pingel
Well. It finally happened. 205 LIVE had a less than stellar episode, and we can only point fingers at someone with eight abs. On NXT, we found out that Nikki Cross KNOWS SOMETHING. Then, we ventured back to 1993 to watch CACTUS JACK vs. VADER from HALLOWEEN HAVOC! We also answered some questions from Facebook, […] More